Spray Foam Businesses Beware of New Changes from Google

90% of websites will be affected by Google’s SSL ‘Not Secure’ warning and biz owners are

paying $500 – $5,000…

You need to fix this problem now!

Google is scheduled to release an update to their chrome browser that will warn visitors when a website they are visiting does not have an SSL certificate installed.

This new warning has been all over the news:

SSL certificates are a way for websites to keep their visitor’s information safe by encrypting the communication. You’ve certainly seen websites that have this encryption, their address starts with ‘https’ instead of just ‘http’ (the S literately stands for secure).

Google is planning to mark EVERY website that doesn’t use https with a big red ‘UNSECURE’ marker.

You can read about their plans in their own words, right on Google’s Dev blog:

Not only will the address bar mark sites as unsecure, Google is planning to add this warning to every single form on web pages that don’t have SSL:

This warning will affect every form on a website including:

Credit card forms – Websites will lose orders and revenue.
Email and lead forms – Businesses will lose leads and customers.
Search and contact forms – Websites will lose traffic and engagement.

Bottom line: Websites without an SSL certificate will be filled with warning labels, rendering them useless to business owners.

Fact: Over 90% of websites DO NOT have an SSL certificate

Google originally planned to release this update in October 2017. They decided to push back the release date because of just how many websites will be affected (and hopefully give them more time to fix this problem).

That hasn’t stopped Google from having SSL affect their search ranking. Sites without SSL certificates have been quietly dropping off their front page, while sites that install a certificate have been seeing an immediate boost in ranking:

Smart business owners pay for solutions
rather than fix problems themselves…

Purchasing and installing SSL certificates are a real pain in the ass!! And we know. We have had situations where clients spend nearly $150-$200 on certificates that never get installed because of their complexity. One wrong move and your site could crash!

The best solution is having your SSL already live and integrated into your hosting platform. NDM’s WordPress hosting solutions are state-of-the-art and include a TON of free value added services such as: